Pennant for the Cincinnati Clowns

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Indianapolis Clowns, American, 1946 - 1989

Description

Triangular Cincinnati Clowns felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of maroon felt with a strip of yellow felt stitched to the left edge with red knotted tassels. There is a screen-printed image of a baseball diamond with swirling edge and white text on the maroon felt that reads "CINCINNATI CLOWNS."

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1943 - 1945

Object number

2013.171.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

pennants

Medium

paint on felt

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7 3/8 x 25 1/2 x 3/16 in. (18.7 x 64.8 x 0.5 cm)

Place depicted

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Baseball

Segregation

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d563664-9d9e-4b8c-bf61-7b2758548a67

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.171.2